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Requirements for Writing Enriched Courses
  1. Students should produce at least 10 pages of writing in response to at least two assignments. Additional ungraded assignments are recommended. Writing done in essay exams as part of course work should not be counted in the 10 page total.
  2. Students should revise at least one draft in response to evaluative feedback.   Evaluative comments need not only come from the instructor; they can be provided by classmates during peer review sessions and by tutors in the Writing Center.
  3. Instructors should provide some instruction in the rhetorical dimensions of the discipline, e.g., what qualifies as evidence, the range or approaches in research, audience expectations, and stylistic concerns.
  4. (Optional) Faculty are encouraged to require library research as part of a writing assignment.